Stories about History from August, 2007
India, Pakistan: 1947, Independence and Partition
Ruined by Reading reviews Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, a book by Alex Von Tunzelmann.
Former Soviet Union: Jazz
De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about jazz in the Soviet Union – and about stilyagas.
Bangladesh: Military and Government
E-Bangladesh on murder and consequence in Bangladesh – taking a closer look at the role of military in governance.
Russia, Finland: Sale of Karelia
Vilhelm Konnander writes on how Boris Yeltsin had nearly sold Karelia to Finland.
Jamaica: Interesting Elections?
“For the first time in Jamaica’s political history has it been so exciting…it will be a tight race to Jamaica House.” Jamaican Lifestyle thinks the island's upcoming elections are going...
From Nasser to Mubarak and On, the State of Modern Egypt.
The face of Egypt has changed greatly after the revolution that brought independence from foreign occupiers. From the Egypt created by Nasser to the Egypt to be inherited by Gamal Mubarak, the Egyptian Blogosphere is recalling their personal expieriences, objections, predictions and experiences with blogger imprisonment.
Jamaica: Bridges to Memory
“The poems…are rooted in the crucible of the Caribbean/African American Diaspora”: Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot features Jamaican author Marva McClean as she discusses her new book of poetry.
Belize: King Passes On
The Belize News Blog acknowledges the passing of Belizean television pioneer Emory King.
Russia: Ulster in North Caucasus
“Russian forces fighting Chechens and other rebels in the North Caucasus today are self-consciously copying the approach their British counterparts used against the Irish Republican Army in Ulster 40 years...
Yemen: Bin Ghanim R.I.P
Yemeni Omar Barsawad mourns the death of a national leader – Dr Faraj Bin Ghanim.
India: What a speech!
The Middle Stage on the art of oratory and great speeches of Modern India.
Anguilla, Cayman Islands: Transparency
Corruption-free Anguilla takes on the issue of government transparency.
Barbados: Journalist on Rape Charge
Barbados Underground reports that a former newspaper editor has been charged with rape, while Barbados Free Press wonders “whether or not Bajan blogs impacted the decision of the police and...
Cuba: Birthday Homage?
Child of the Revolution blogs about the Cuban media “trying to outdo each other once again in dreaming up ever-more outlandish titles to bestow on Castro on his birthday.”
Korea: National Hero or Terrorist
What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘terrorists’? The word is at the center of a controversy over a lecture given on Korean modern history by a foreign...
Russia: Bomb Derails Train
A passenger train on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg was derailed Monday night by a homemade bomb set along railroad tracks. No one was killed, but some 60 passengers of the more than 230 on board were injured, at least three of them seriously. For a while, Russian bloggers were ahead of the Russian media on this story.
India: 15th August through the years
Indian Muslims on remembering Independence Day celebrations through childhood and early years.
Pakistan: Images of celebration
More photographs at Metroblogging Lahore celebrating Independence Day in Pakistan.
Russia: Hitler's Music Collection
Sean's Russia Blog writes about a Russian woman whose father owned 100 items from Hitler's private record collection.
Russia: “Sunken Submarines”
The Accidental Russophile writes about Russia's “sunken submarines”: the Kursk and the Komsomolets.
Barbados: Petro Caribe Summit
As the Petro Caribe summit in Venezuela ends, Notes from the Margin asks, “What's the catch?”
